This week, I’m sharing my top five favorite websites for FREE structured literacy resources. I have been using these websites for years, both in the classroom and with tutoring students.
Whether you’re a teacher or a parent, these websites will have something to offer you! Check them out below.
Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with these websites or their creators in any way. These are just resources I personally use.
1. Phonics and Stuff (Best for Games)
I mainly use this website for the amazing phonics games! I love that it’s not crowded with advertisements like so many other online games.
I’ve used them as early finisher centers in my classroom and with my virtual tutoring students. They also recently added a morphology game!
My students especially love Sound Blaster for practicing letter-sound correspondence, reading bingo, and spelling.
One thing to note is that most of the games require you to set the options. You can specify how many sounds you want included, which graphemes or phonemes to include, and how many answer options to include, based on skill level.
2. UFLI Foundations Toolbox (Best for Printable Resources)
The University of Florida Literacy Institute has some great free resources, including decodable passages, roll-and-read activities, and digital resources.
I personally find the decodable passages to be a bit boring (hence why I wrote my own), but this website can help a lot with planning.
The home practice printables have some great activities for practicing specific phonics patterns.
3. Dyslexic Logic (Best for Lesson Planning Resources)
I use this website often for its word chain lists. It saves a lot of time when planning lessons for specific phonics skills.
Just hover over “free resources” and select the skill you are working on. You’ll find printable word cards, word banks, teaching tips, and more!
One thing to note is that this website is based in the United Kingdom, so you will notice some European spelling. It should not impact your ability to use the resources.
4. Flyleaf Publishing (Best for Free Decodables)
Flyleaf Publishing has an E-book library that is completely free for teachers and parents to use. The books cannot be printed. However, they are highly engaging and work very well for older students who struggle with reading.
They include fiction books with beautiful illustrations and nonfiction texts with real photographs. These books are about 80% decodable, and they include multisyllabic words starting with books 15-21. They provide a good amount of challenge while still being mostly decodable.
This resource is a must if you tutor students virtually. It can also be great as an early finisher center in the classroom. My students loved these books and enjoyed reading them multiple times.
5. EdShed Letter Tiles (Best Digital Tool)
This is a digital tool for building words with letter tiles. (I prefer hands-on activities over screen time, but if you do need a digital option, this is a great one!)
If you’re a teacher who does whole-group phonics lessons, you can project this on your screen for a whole-group spelling or word chain practice. I personally use it with my virtual tutoring students on Zoom!
I hope these free structured literacy resources can save you time and help your readers! Feel free to share this post with a friend or colleague who could use one of these websites. If you’re not already signed up, be sure to join my email list for more free resources and tips.
